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> After the Iran war where now Iran gets to tax the Strait of Hormuz, something it previously didn't do. I find it hilarious that one of the conditions of the

• Aurornis 7mo ago
  That's how ceasefires work. One of the conditions of a ceasefire is that they cease firing. There was no firing prior to the war.
  • lostlogin 7mo ago
    Where does the tax on shipping fit into this? The US administration and military look like fools.
    • rebolek 7mo ago
      Of course they look like fools, war has changed very quickly in last few years since their friend Putin fully attacked Ukraine but they’re arrogant enough to not notice. Super-sophisticated ultra-expensive weapons are really nice to have but not that useful against swarms of cheap drones.
      • ben_w 7mo ago
        Even if war hadn't changed, the US would still fail. I asked someone after the 9/11 attacks about the possibility of the USA invading Iran and even back then I got a "lol no that's nuts the USA would have its arse handed to it" kind of answer. Better phrased, but basically that.
    • defrost 7mo ago
      Not the military, they largely did is they were instructed and mostly backed off much of the suggested full on war crimes. The US administration and the parachuted in TV host head of Crusades that pushed out all the thinky cautious types .. they look like prize idiots, as they always have.
  • queenkjuul 7mo ago
    There was no war prior to Trump deciding to embarrass himself